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FZUS54 KHGX 100216
CWFHGX
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
816 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA
BAYS.
SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE
AVERAGE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.
GMZ300-101515-
816 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
PATCHY FOG WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS AND
SOUTHERN BAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE
PUSHING OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. WE SHOULD SEE A WIND SHIFT ALONG
THE COAST AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT, FOLLOWED BY INCREASING
SPEEDS AS WE HEAD CLOSER TO SUNRISE. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG NORTH
WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE ANTICIPATED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SUNDAY. LIGHT, MAINLY ONSHORE
FLOW IS ANTICIPATED EARLY NEXT WEEK FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WEDNESDAY.
GMZ335-101515-
GALVESTON BAY-
816 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST SATURDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, INCREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. AREAS OF FOG
EARLY THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ330-101515-
MATAGORDA BAY-
816 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST SATURDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
LATE THIS EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTH, INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, INCREASING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, THEN INCREASING
TO CHOPPY LATE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY THIS
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
BAY WATERS ROUGH. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO
CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS
CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ350-355-101515-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
816 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST SATURDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST, THEN BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT
7 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHWEST
4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT
5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS,
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO
5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 3 FEET AT
6 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS, BECOMING EAST AROUND
5 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ370-375-101515-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX FROM 20 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
816 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST SATURDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
REST OF TONIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, BECOMING
NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS
EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
SATURDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTH
7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 4 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTH 7 FEET AT 6 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 5 FEET AT 7 SECONDS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
TUESDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FEET.
WEDNESDAY
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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